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“Natural Version. Petroglyph V1 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah. Two sides of the same rock. Each panel has two Syrian Wild Asses and a Human Male. But in slightly different styles implying two different artists. Likely Neolithic 5th-4th Millennium BCE [Fossati 2019 Messages from the Past: Rock Art of the Al-Hajar Mountains (Oman)].Khatm Al Melaha is a spectacular archaeological site on the coast of the Oman Sea near Kalba in Sharjah, UAE. It is one of the largest rock art sites in the UAE. There are also stone houses, a shell midden, stone tombs and other features that date this site has having occupations from at least the early Holocene to the 19th century.”


Petroglyph V13 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah 1
Natural Version with Paint, Petroglyph V13 Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah. Unknown animal, symbol, or motif. Likely Neolithic or earlier. [Fossati 2019 Messages from the Past: Rock Art of the Al-Hajar Mountains (Oman)].Khatm Al Melaha ... Read More
Petroglyph G21, Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah 2
Natural Version, Petroglyph G21, Khatm Al Melaha, Kalba, Sharjah. Two Oryx and two other animals. likely Neolithic or earlier. [Fossati 2019 Messages from the Past: Rock Art of the Al-Hajar Mountains (Oman)].Khatm Al Melaha is ... Read More
Petroglyph KM21-63 Khatm Al Melaha, Sharjah.
Petroglyph KM21-63 Khatm Al Melaha, Sharjah. One Human Figure. Carvings still under investigation.Probably Neolithic or earlier. These are common motifs in southern Arabia, Oman, and the UAE. Many similar motifs are found in “Fossati 2019 ... Read More